Outlook: The Lady Wildcats return a good nucleaus of their line-up from last season, and have eight new freshman. They still have some spots to fill, but should compete in the NVL.

Coach's take: "We are hoping to top our wins from last season. We have some key holes to fill as our NVL doubles champions, Shannon Landock and Danielle Sahni, have graduated. We have several openings in the doubles department, and are constantly working on many combinations."

Outlook: The Tribe graduated three starters from last season, and will be looking for people to step up into those starting roles. Their returning players are much improved from last year, and the team has a good mix of experienced and novice players.

Coach's take: "One of our goals is to win the NVL team tournament again this year. Another one of our goals is to qualify for the CIAC state team tournament for the third year in a row. We want to continue and build on the success we had last year.

Outlook: The Hawks return three seniors and five juniors from last year's near .500 team, which should bring some nice experience to this year's squad. They will look to build off their late success from last year, and hope to pick up some early victories with the momentum.

Coach's take: "We played very well at the end of last season and we're looking to keep that momentum going with the start of this season."

Outlook: The Spartans consist of many hardworking, promising underclassmen who will be fighting for spots. But they do run deep and have great enthusiasm. You should see them contending with Nonnewaug, Litchfield and Thomaston at the top of the BL.

Coach's take: "An area of concern is that players need more playing experience. Building confidence on improved strokes and team spirit will be the keys to a successful season."

Outlook: The Chiefs return almost an identical squad compared to last year's BL championship team. They suffered only one loss and have been looking for someone to step-up and fill the void left in the third doubles position. They remain confident and will look to improve as the season progresses to accomplish their team goal of winning the Class S tournament.

Coach's take: "I'm very excited. We'd like to win the BL and the small school tournament (Class S). We'll have to get better during the year because we'll play some very good teams in the tournament, so hopefully we can get it done. I have a great group of girls, and they have a very good attitude. They know that there is unfinished business, so it's not hard to get them motivated."

Outlook: Blair was an All-BL player and advanced to the State Open second round. Fitzgerald went 11-5 in singles last year. All four singles starters combined for 45 wins last year and all return. The team did graduate top doubles team, but has depth.

Coach's take: "If our doubles teams can play like they did last year, then we should be near the top of the league again."

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